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Text:Trampin'
Tune:[I've never been to Heaven, but I've been tol']
Arranger:J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Arranger:Verolga Nix, 1933-

111. Trampin'

Refrain:
I'm trampin', trampin',
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home.
I'm trampin', trampin',
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home,
Hallelujah, I'm a-trampin', trampin',
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home.
I'm trampin', trampin',
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home.

1 I've never been to Heaven, but I've been tol'
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home.
Dat de streets up dere are paved wid gol'.
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home. [Refrain]

2 If you git dere befo' I do
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home.
Tell all ma friends I'm coming too.
Try'n' to make Heaven ma home. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: I've never been to Heaven, but I've been tol'
Title: Trampin'
Refrain First Line: I'm trampin', trampin'
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [I've never been to Heaven, but I've been tol']
Arranger: J. Jefferson Cleveland, 1937-
Arranger: Verolga Nix, 1933-
Key: F Major or modal
Source: Traditional
Copyright: Arr. © 1981 by Abingdon



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